NEW YORK (PRWEB)
May 04, 2020

Raines International, one of the country’s leading executive search firms, announced today that Dr. Scott Thomas has joined as a Managing Director and Head of People Advisory Services. Based out of Raines’ San Francisco office, Mr. Thomas will offer clients a structured approach to solving their most complex management and human capital challenges. His unique insights and his ability to develop a thorough, adaptable and proprietary process will be enormous assets for Raines and its clients globally. While Mr. Thomas’ primary client base includes technology, health care and high-growth organizations, he has collaborated with partners across sectors and regions to deliver solutions that benefit organizational strategy, leadership development, culture and organizational effectiveness.

“Scott offers a unique combination of successful strategy-through-implementation transformations in the areas where organizations have the most difficulty driving change management. His substantive track record, influencing skills, and collaborative nature will be a difference maker for our clients and our firm,” said Mr. Dan Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Raines International. “Every organization must reflect, regroup, and rebuild, and we are elated to have Scott as a Partner as we navigate the same ‘make or break’ scenarios as our clients.”

Prior to joining Raines, Mr. Thomas led the global organizational analytics function for McKinsey & Company; was a senior member of the Katzenbach Center at Strategy& (now part of PwC); and was a Senior Consulting Psychologist at Vantage Leadership Consulting. Previously, he led Performance Management at Google and Leadership Development at GE Digital. This combination of advisory and executive leadership experiences provides him with a perspective on leadership that is rare in the industry. Mr. Thomas holds a doctorate in Industrial / Organizational Psychology as well as a Masters of Arts Degree in Psychology from DePaul University. His research has been published in Harvard Business Review, Forbes Magazine, Strategy+, and Personnel Psychology.

Mr. Thomas said: “I have served in high-profile roles at several of the top companies in the world, and I’m excited to work with some of the smartest, most interesting, and purpose-driven individuals in this field. It will be a great opportunity to continue to build the People Advisory practice at Raines.”

Since the firm announced Mr. Smith as CEO last year, Raines has expanded its senior management team and offered several new business platforms to clients, most recently launching the Raines Talent Marketplace, a two-sided digital platform connecting candidates and companies looking to make a difference. Raines opened an office in Buenos Aires in late 2019, as well as offices in Chicago and Washington, D.C., earlier this year. Mr. Thomas will collaborate with other senior leaders of the Raines management team, including veteran advertising and marketing executive Matt Seiler and Innovation Practice leader John J. Keller, both of whom joined Raines in 2019, as well as Patrick Gray, who joined this March as Head of the company’s Diversified Industrials Practice.

About Raines International:

Raines International is an executive search firm committed to making a difference through leadership. Raines is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and global resources that support its executive search, executive coaching and talent management practices. Raines specializes in senior level leadership placements across industries and functions.

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CHICAGO (PRWEB)
May 05, 2020

mStoner, Inc., higher education’s premier creative agency, is pleased to announce that the company awarded ownership shares to four team members in recognition of their dedication to the agency and continued outstanding service to its clients. Effective on January 1, 2020, mStoner now has seven shareholders with the addition of directors Ben Bilow, Jim Johnson, Shannon Lanus, and Greg Zguta.

“We launched mStoner as a closely held entity — with three partners — so this is a big milestone in our 19-year history,” said Co-Founder and President Michael Stoner. “We’re making a statement about the kind of company we want to be. One that remains proudly independent, and honors the significant contributions of our talented and dedicated team members.”

“Our directors provide key leadership with clients and in shaping mStoner’s future,” said Voltaire Santos Miran, co-founder, CEO, and head of client experience. “It is a pleasure to cement their role as company leaders as we look ahead to the future.”

New mStoner Shareholders

The following directors join Michael, Voltaire, and Bill McLaughlin, Chief Operating and Financial Officer and Head of Project Delivery, as shareholders.

Ben Bilow serves as creative director. His charge is to build and mentor a strong design team and to produce breakthrough ideas for clients.

Jim Johnson serves as director of web development. He provides technical direction and implementation expertise throughout all phases of a project’s lifecycle.

Shannon Lanus serves as director of content strategy and services. She ensures great content and amazing design co-exist in every mStoner project.

Greg Zguta serves as director of client support. He plays a key role with every client to ensure that all of a project’s pieces fit together and function elegantly.

About mStoner

mStoner, Inc. is a creative agency that builds elegant, creative, and effective solutions to your greatest digital challenges. We craft powerful, tailored, human-centric experiences to illuminate your brand and allow you to tell the story only you can tell. We connect you with the right audience at the right time so you can form right-fit relationships. We position your team for improved productivity, sustainable growth, internal alignment, and proof-positive success. And we aim to make your job fun again and help you create inspired work that you are proud to show off. Since 2001, we’ve worked with more than 350 colleges, universities, and professional schools in the U.S. and abroad. For much more, visit our website at mStoner.com.

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VICTORIA, British Columbia (PRWEB)
May 04, 2020

Plurilock Security Solutions, Inc., leading provider of behavioral-biometric authentication technologies, this week announced the addition of seasoned software executive Ed Hammersla, formerly of Trusted Computer Solutions (TCS), to its board of directors. The appointment took effect as of April 1st, 2020.

Hammersla brings over 40 years of software and cybersecurity experience to Plurilock as an independent director, including successful tenures at TCS, Forcepoint, Raytheon Cyber Products, IBM, NEC, Informix Federal, and Sterling Software.

“With Ed’s completely unique background in cybersecurity platforms, ecosystems, and infrastructure, we saw him immediately as a key addition to our growing team,” says Barry Carlson, chairman of Plurilock’s board of directors. “Ed has insights, connections, and experiences across the industry that can’t be duplicated. We’re fortunate to add such a steady wellspring of knowledge and skill to our leadership team.”

A startup veteran with deep ties to the venture capital community as a CEO, investor, and advisor, Hammersla was also instrumental in the development of the trusted Linux platform that gave rise to industry-standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and now serves on the external advisory board of the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute.

“We’re in a moment of rapid change in the security industry,” says Plurilock CEO Ian Paterson. “Companies are shifting rapidly to a remote workforce posture even as the best practices of a few years ago—one-time passwords, biometric scans, anti-malware, and so on—are really showing cracks and unplanned costs. Ed has a deep understanding of the day-to-day security needs and realities in the verticals that we serve—and how these will evolve going forward.”

Plurilock expects Hammersla’s critical expertise in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments, security policy and compliance, and enterprise cybersecurity to support its continued growth and expanding list of offerings and capabilities.

About Plurilock

Plurilock is the leader in advanced and continuous authentication for standards and regulatory compliance. Plurilock’s software leverages state-of-the-art behavioral-biometric, environmental, and contextual technologies to provide invisible, adaptive, and risk-based MFA solutions with the lowest possible cost and complexity. Plurilock enables organizations to compute safely—and with peace of mind.

For more information, visit https://www.plurilock.com.

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WILMETTE, Ill. (PRWEB)
May 04, 2020

Lisa appears along with other 48 other nominees in the May 2020 issue of Crain’s Chicago Business. (https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/crains-2020-notable-women-construction-and-design)

Lisa was nominated for her impact on the industry as well as for advancing the roles of women in construction. Her nomination calls attention to Lisa’s efforts to raise the bar on customer experience throughout design-build projects, as well as her focus on developing the next generation of construction professionals.

The Orren Pickell Building Group is notable for being about one-third female in an industry that remains about 90% male, especially among management and executives. Lisa personally mentors many of these women, and the firm pays for continuing education to help young staff—female and male—find their future in the industry. Yet Lisa still finds time to devote to her own professional development and the charitable organizations she loves.

“I’m thrilled that this nomination calls attention to the important work we’re doing on behalf of women and the whole industry,” offered Lisa Pickell. “I’m fortunate that I not only get to work in the business I love, but that I’m in a position to help make it even better.”

Orren Pickell Building Group has been a leading design-build firm on Chicago’s North Shore for nearly 50 years (https://www.pickellbuilders.com/about-us/). The company provides custom home architecture and construction throughout Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan.

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MIAMI (PRWEB)
May 02, 2020

Antonio Peña, a shareholder in the Miami office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., has been appointed chair of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Complex Acquisitions Subcommittee. The subcommittee operates under the IBA’s International Commerce and Distribution Committee.

The Complex Acquisitions Subcommittee is engaged in programs involving cross-border stock or asset acquisitions and the sales of business entities, according to the IBA website. The umbrella International Commerce and Distribution Committee examines legal issues related to the growth and development of international commerce.

“It is an honor to be appointed to lead the IBA’s Complex Acquisitions Subcommittee,” said Peña, who is a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Latin America Practice. “I look forward to working with my fellow committee members to help enhance or create programs that streamline and facilitate cross border activity and transactions, even in the most complex of circumstances and jurisdictions.”

Peña has broad experience in the U.S., Spain, and Latin America, representing strategic investors and private equity funds in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, restructurings, and other corporate matters. He also leads the firm’s foreign law clerk program. Peña has served as in-house counsel at one of the largest Mexican financial institutions, Banamex, and later served as acting General Counsel for a joint venture between two Fortune 500 companies operating in 13 jurisdictions in Latin America. He is currently the president of the Interamerican Chapter of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce and has four law degrees from the United States, Mexico, and Spain.

About Greenberg Traurig’s Latin America Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s award-winning Latin America Practice draws on resources from our offices around the world, bringing together a multidisciplinary team of lawyers to help clients identify business opportunities in Latin America. The team, which includes lawyers who have been chief legal officers at major multinational companies, has wide-ranging experience representing U.S. and international clients who do business in Latin America, as well as advising Latin American clients on their business ventures in the United States. The firm’s experience throughout the region enables the team to offer clients local knowledge and resources in the legal aspects of market opportunities, investments, financing, access to capital markets, governmental strategies, or international dispute resolution.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 41 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.

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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (PRWEB)
May 01, 2020

Announcing the recipients of the 2020 Titan 100

Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce Kevin Price, CEO, Accucode as a 2020 Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes Colorado’s Top 100 CEO’s & C-level executives. They are the area’s most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision and passion. Collectively the 2020 Titan 100 and their companies employ more than 83,000 individuals and generate over $56 billion dollars in annual revenues. This year’s honorees will be published in a limited-edition Titan 100 book and profiled exclusively online. They will be honored at an awards ceremony on September 10, 2020 and will be given the opportunity to interact and connect multiple times throughout the year with their fellow Titans.

“The Titan 100 are shaping the future of Colorado’s business community by building a distinguished reputation that is unrivaled and preeminent in their field.” says Jaime Zawmon, President of Titan CEO. “We proudly recognize the Titan 100 for their successes and contributions. We know that they will have a profound impact that makes an extraordinary difference for their customers and clients across the nation.”

The Titan 100 embody the true diversity of Colorado’s business landscape. Representing technology, manufacturing, education, healthcare, construction/real estate, staffing, professional services, hospitality, transportation and the energy sector among many others.

The inaugural Titan 100 celebration on September 10th will be held at “The Vehicle Vault” located in Parker, Colorado. The Vehicle Vault is a unique and beautiful 20,000+ square foot gallery that houses a collection of rare and exotic automobiles from all over the world. This special cocktail-style awards event will gather 100 Titans of Industry for an evening unlike anything that exists in the Colorado business community.

“On behalf of all the partners and associates at Wipfli we congratulate all the Titan100 winners. It’s truly an honor to recognize this special group of leaders in the Denver community. We appreciate the lasting impact that each leader has made and continues to make in building organizations of significance both here in Denver and abroad. Your ingenuity and creativity have set you apart, and the honor of being seen as an industry Titan is richly deserved,” says Paul Leroue Partner at Wipfli.

About Titan CEO

Titan CEO brings CEOs together through private events and roundtables. We also provide private, virtual and in-person, instructor-led groups for Titan CEO members. Held monthly, our membership groups are designed to meet a CEOs unique needs as a business leader by facilitating curriculum that helps to build business valuation and tackle everyday business challenges. We offer a suite of resources including private coaching, high-level networking and executive level retreats.

Through our community, we aim to work with CEOs to help them connect and grow to be the Titans of industry.

About Wipfli LLP

With over 2,400 associates, 48 offices in the United States and two offices in India, Wipfli ranks among the top 20 accounting and business consulting firms in the nation. Wipfli is also a member of Allinial Global, an accounting firm association of legally independent accounting and consulting firms with offices in North America and throughout the world through international members and partnerships.

The firm serves businesses of various sizes, from large public and private companies, to closely held family-owned businesses. Whether we’re helping clients streamline processes, improve performance, leverage the right technology, or increase financial success, we offer innovative, effective, and personalized services to help clients overcome their business challenges today and plan for tomorrow.

Press Contact:

Jaime Zawmon

Titan 100

jzawmon@titanceo.com

720.610.762

Accucode Contact:

Morgan Deppe

Director of Marketing

Accucode

mdeppe@accucode.com

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MIAMI (PRWEB)
May 01, 2020

A goal was scored by Haute Time as we welcomed the English football legend Rio Ferdinand for a chat about the “Beautiful Game” and quarantine days. He was joined by the timekeeping icon, and CEO of MLG Group, Rick de la Croix.

The webinar was hosted by Haute Living Co-founder Seth Semilof. Watch it here: https://www.hautetime.com/webinar-rick-de-la-croix-rio-ferdinand/96918/

Ferdinand played as a center-back and is now a television reporter for BT Sport. He played 81 times for the English national team (several wearing the Captain’s band) between 1997 and 2011 and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. While playing for Manchester United, he won six Premier League titles, as well as the UEFA Champions League in 2008.

De la Croix has been one of the main reasons for the ascent of Swiss watchmaker Hublot into the top echelon of timekeeping, having been behind several of the brand’s key partnerships, including those World Boxing Council, Depeche Mode, Pelé, and reggaeton star Nicky Jam. He is also an entrepreneur.

The talk with the two entrepreneurs included topics such as the effects that the pandemic has had on different continents, countries and their economies; the watch industry’s current standing around the world; Ferdinand’s top football career moments; their individual entrepreneurial endeavors, and more.

Highlight quotes from Rio Ferdinand:

• “My wife and I are juggling our own work with school life, which can be very testing with three kids with three different schedules.”
• “If we have another three weeks of this (quarantine), it’s not going to kill you. It will get you closer as a family.”
• “In 2008, we won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League,” among others. “We felt unbeatable. There are not that many times in life where you feel that no one in the other team can get past you. The feeling doesn’t stay forever and doesn’t stay for too long, but you tell yourself to enjoy that moment.”
• “Wayne Rooney. He used to box when he was younger so it would be a good challenge,” he said, on a footballer with whom he would want to have a boxing match.
• “I’m part of a football agency managing company. We are doing video conferences with players and clients to make sure that people feel connected. We are shaping the team for when we eventually come out of this period.”
• “Amplify is a platform where professionals in the health and well-being space can build their business out from it. The platform can quickly scale their business from having a 30-40 client base to hundreds.”

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